Avner Vengosh | Scholars@Duke

Avner Vengosh
Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences

My research aims to link environmental geochemistry and isotope hydrology in order to trace the sources and mechanisms of water contamination and relationships with human health. Current research includes global changes of the chemical and isotopic compositions of water resources due to human intervention and contamination, salinization of water resources in the Middle East and Northern Africa, naturally occurring contaminants (arsenic, fluoride, boron) and radioactivity in water resources, the impact of coal combustion residues on the environment, and the impact of gas drilling and hydro-fracking on the quality of shallow groundwater.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment 2010
Professor of Geochemistry and Water Quality at Duke Kunshan University, DKU Faculty, Duke Kunshan University 2016
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011
Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative, Duke University Energy Initiative, Initiatives 2012

Contact Information

205 Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90230, Durham, NC 27708-0230
vengosh@duke.edu (919) 681-8050
Vengosh lab web site

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Australian National University (Australia) 1990
- M.S., Hebrew University 1986
- B.S., Hebrew University 1984
Duke Appointment History
- Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2015 - 2018
- Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2009 - 2012
- Associate Professor in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment 2005 - 2010
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 10, 2019 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  To Track Coal Ash Contamination, Look for Fish Bones
- SEP 24, 2018
  
  After Florence: Duke Faculty Contribution to Relief Planning
- AUG 15, 2018 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Fracking's Water Footprint: Water Use Increases By Up to 770 Percent in Five Years
- JUN 7, 2018 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Widespread Uranium Contamination Found in India's Groundwater
- APR 24, 2018 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Avner Vengosh to Testify at April 25 Congressional Briefing on EPA Coal Ash Amendments
- NOV 9, 2017 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Some Coal Ash from China Too Radioactive for Reuse
- NOV 1, 2017 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  High Molybdenum in Wisconsin Wells Not from Coal Ash
- APR 24, 2017 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  West Virginia Groundwater Not Affected by Fracking, but Surface Water Is
- JAN 17, 2017
  
  Nicholas Research Explores Impacts of Using Oilfield Wastewater for Irrigation
- OCT 26, 2016
  
  Hexavalent Chromium is Widespread in N.C. Wells but Not Linked to Coal Ash
- OCT 25, 2016 ABC News, AP
  
  Study: Coal ash not culprit for cancer-causing contaminant
- JUN 13, 2016 The Daily Progress
  
  Duke University tests find leaching from ash sites, including two in Va.
- JUN 10, 2016
  
  Coal Ash Ponds Found to Leak Toxic Chemicals
- MAY 11, 2016 Truth-Out
  
  Duke study finds a ‘legacy of radioactivity,’ contamination from fracking wastewater spills
- APR 28, 2016 US News & World Report
  
  Scientists say oilfield wastewater spills release toxin
- APR 27, 2016
  
  Contamination in North Dakota Linked to Fracking Spills
- OCT 20, 2015
  
  Duke Kunshan Workshop Explores Water Impacts Of Unconventional Energy Production In China
- OCT 13, 2015
  
  Two-Day Workshop To Focus On Water Impacts Of Energy Production In China
- SEP 16, 2015 Reuters
  
  Study: Water demand from fracking less than 1 percent of U.S. total
- SEP 15, 2015
  
  How Much Water Does U.S. Fracking Really Use?
- SEP 10, 2015
  
  Radioactive Coal Ash; Pub in West Union: The Week at Duke {in 60 Seconds}
- SEP 3, 2015 WNCN
  
  Coal ash contains radioactive contaminants, Duke University researchers say
- SEP 3, 2015
  
  Radioactive Contaminants Found In Coal Ash
- SEP 3, 2015 ThinkProgress
  
  Scientists discovered high levels of radioactivity in a common form of waste
- SEP 2, 2015 American Scientist
  
  Q-and-A with Avner Vengosh on hydraulic fracturing and water quality
- APR 6, 2015 Newsweek
  
  Avner Vengosh comments: In California, farmers rely on oil wastewater to weather drought
- MAR 3, 2015 Newsweek
  
  Gas industry's solution to toxic wastewater: Spray it on roads
- JAN 14, 2015
  
  New Contaminants Found In Oil And Gas Wastewater
- JAN 14, 2015 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  
  Study: High levels of pollutants from drilling waste found in Pa. rivers
- DEC 22, 2014 The Anniston Star
  
  Avner Vengosh comments: EPA sets rules on coal ash for first time
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - Ethiopia (Country)
  - Israel (Country)
- Research
- Teaching
  - China (Country)
  - Israel (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Gas and Oil Isotope Sample Analysis awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2016 - 2021
- Geochemical characteristics of formation water in China awarded by Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development 2018 - 2021
- Assessing potential human health impacts associated with the use of oilfield produced water for crop irrigation awarded by Department of Agriculture 2017 - 2020
- Gas and Oil Isotopic Analysis awarded by U.S. Geological Survey 2018 - 2020
- EAGER: The occurrence and distribution of hexavalent chromium and other contaminants in groundwater from aquifers of the Eastern United States awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2019
- Duke University Program in Environmental Health awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2013 - 2019
- Sichuan Basin Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Fluid Geochemical Features and Environmental Impact awarded by Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development 2017 - 2018
- Tracing Groundwater Contamination Near Coal Ash Ponds in North Carolina awarded by North Carolina State University 2016 - 2018
- Elucidating Risks: From Exposure and Mechanism to Outcome awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2016 - 2018
- Tracing Groundwater Contamination Near Coal Ash Ponds in North Carolina awarded by North Carolina State University 2016 - 2018
- Sub from U Missouri: Endocrine disrupting activity assoc w hydraulic fracturing awarded by University of Missouri 2016 - 2017
- Fluoride and human health: Assessing novel biomarkers in detecting bone disorder awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2017
- SusChEM: Geochmical Characterization and Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2017
- Trace Metals Contamination from Oil and Gas Wastes in New York and Pennsylvania awarded by Park Foundation 2016 - 2017
- Collaborative Research: Characterization of Contaminants and Isotopic Tracers Associated with Coal Combustion Products awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2016
- Southern Environmental Law Center NC-TN awarded by Southern Environmental Law Center 2015 - 2016
- Legacy impacts of coal combustion residues on freshwater ecosystems in North Carolina awarded by Water Resources Research Institute 2015 - 2016
- Radioactivity and Isotopic Markers of Oil and Gas Liquid and solid Wastes in New York and Pennsylvania awarded by Park Foundation 2015 - 2016
- Chemical Characterization of Oil and Gas Spill Water in North Dakota awarded by Natural Resources Defense Council 2014 - 2015
- Environmental and Health Risks of Oil and Gas Waste Water in New York and Pennsylvania awarded by Park Foundation 2014 - 2015
- EAGER: Novel geochemical approach for envir. risk assessment of stray gas contamination awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2015
- Chateaubriand Fellowship for Jennifer Harkness awarded by Government of France 2014
- The Potential Risks of Freshwater Aquifer Contamination with Geosequestration awarded by Department of Energy 2009 - 2013
- Hydro-fracturing and Gas Drilling Impacts on the Society: An Integrative Workshop to Evaluate the State of Science and P awarded by National Science Foundation 2011 - 2013
- Environmental effects of the coal ash spill and remediation at Kingston TN awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2010
- An Integrative Investigation of the Sources and Effects of Groundwater Contamination for Local Communities awarded by Department of Agriculture 2006 - 2009
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Carey, JW, Davies, RJ, Darrah, TH, O'Sullivan, F, and Pétron, G. The environmental costs and benefits of fracking. October 1, 2014. Full Text
- Academic Articles
  - Plata, DL, Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, and Mouser, PJ. "More than a decade of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling research." Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts (February 12, 2019). Full Text
  - Brandt, JE, Lauer, NE, Vengosh, A, Bernhardt, ES, and Di Giulio, RT. "Strontium Isotope Ratios in Fish Otoliths as Biogenic Tracers of Coal Combustion Residual Inputs to Freshwater Ecosystems." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 5, no. 12 (December 11, 2018): 718-723. Full Text
  - Ni, Y, Zou, C, Cui, H, Li, J, Lauer, NE, Harkness, JS, Kondash, AJ, Coyte, RM, Dwyer, GS, Liu, D, Dong, D, Liao, F, and Vengosh, A. "Origin of Flowback and Produced Waters from Sichuan Basin, China." Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 24 (December 2018): 14519-14527. Full Text
  - Tasker, TL, Burgos, WD, Ajemigbitse, MA, Lauer, NE, Gusa, AV, Kuatbek, M, May, D, Landis, JD, Alessi, DS, Johnsen, AM, Kaste, JM, Headrick, KL, Wilke, FDH, McNeal, M, Engle, M, Jubb, AM, Vidic, RD, Vengosh, A, and Warner, NR. "Accuracy of methods for reporting inorganic element concentrations and radioactivity in oil and gas wastewaters from the Appalachian Basin, U.S. based on an inter-laboratory comparison." Environmental Science. Processes & Impacts (November 19, 2018). Full Text
  - McMahon, PB, Kulongoski, JT, Vengosh, A, Cozzarelli, IM, Landon, MK, Kharaka, YK, Gillespie, JM, and Davis, TA. "Regional patterns in the geochemistry of oil-field water, southern San Joaquin Valley, California, USA." Applied Geochemistry 98 (November 1, 2018): 127-140. Full Text
  - Coyte, RM, and Vengosh, A. "Response to Comments on “Large-Scale Uranium Contamination of Groundwater Resources in India”." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 5, no. 9 (September 11, 2018): 593-594. Full Text
  - Kondash, AJ, Lauer, NE, and Vengosh, A. "The intensification of the water footprint of hydraulic fracturing." Science Advances 4, no. 8 (August 15, 2018): eaar5982-null. Full Text
  - Schwartz, GE, Hower, JC, Phillips, AL, Rivera, N, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Ranking Coal Ash Materials for Their Potential to Leach Arsenic and Selenium: Relative Importance of Ash Chemistry and Site Biogeochemistry." Environmental Engineering Science 35, no. 7 (July 2018): 728-738. Full Text
  - Zou, C, Ni, Y, Li, J, Kondash, A, Coyte, R, Lauer, N, Cui, H, Liao, F, and Vengosh, A. "The water footprint of hydraulic fracturing in Sichuan Basin, China." The Science of the Total Environment 630 (July 2018): 349-356. Full Text
  - Coyte, RM, Jain, RC, Srivastava, SK, Sharma, KC, Khalil, A, Ma, L, and Vengosh, A. "Large-Scale Uranium Contamination of Groundwater Resources in India." Environmental Science and Technology Letters 5, no. 6 (June 12, 2018): 341-347. Full Text
  - Vinson, DS, Lundy, JR, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Radium isotope response to aquifer storage and recovery in a sandstone aquifer." Applied Geochemistry 91 (April 1, 2018): 54-63. Full Text
  - Schlesinger, WH, Klein, EM, and Vengosh, A. "Reply to Selin: Human impacts on the atmospheric burden of trace metals." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115, no. 12 (March 6, 2018): E2668-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Eymold, WK, Swana, K, Moore, MT, Whyte, CJ, Harkness, JS, Talma, S, Murray, R, Moortgat, JB, Miller, J, Vengosh, A, and Darrah, TH. "Hydrocarbon-Rich Groundwater above Shale-Gas Formations: A Karoo Basin Case Study." Ground Water 56, no. 2 (March 2018): 204-224. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Swana, K, Eymold, WK, Miller, J, Murray, R, Talma, S, Whyte, CJ, Moore, MT, Maletic, EL, Vengosh, A, and Darrah, TH. "Pre-drill Groundwater Geochemistry in the Karoo Basin, South Africa." Ground Water 56, no. 2 (March 2018): 187-203. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Warner, NR, Ulrich, A, Millot, R, Kloppmann, W, Ahad, JME, Savard, MM, Gammon, P, and Vengosh, A. "Characterization of the boron, lithium, and strontium isotopic variations of oil sands process-affected water in Alberta, Canada." Applied Geochemistry 90 (March 1, 2018): 50-62. Full Text
  - Kreuzer, RL, Darrah, TH, Grove, BS, Moore, MT, Warner, NR, Eymold, WK, Whyte, CJ, Mitra, G, Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, and Poreda, RJ. "Structural and Hydrogeological Controls on Hydrocarbon and Brine Migration into Drinking Water Aquifers in Southern New York." Ground Water 56, no. 2 (March 2018): 225-244. Full Text
  - Lauer, NE, Warner, NR, and Vengosh, A. "Sources of Radium Accumulation in Stream Sediments near Disposal Sites in Pennsylvania: Implications for Disposal of Conventional Oil and Gas Wastewater." Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 3 (February 2018): 955-962. Full Text
  - Schlesinger, WH, Klein, EM, and Vengosh, A. "Global biogeochemical cycle of vanadium." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 114, no. 52 (December 11, 2017): E11092-E11100. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Lauer, N, Vengosh, A, and Dai, S. "Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Uranium-Rich Coals and Associated Coal Combustion Residues from China." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 22 (November 8, 2017): 13487-13493. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Darrah, TH, Moore, MT, Whyte, CJ, Mathewson, PD, Cook, T, and Vengosh, A. "Naturally Occurring versus Anthropogenic Sources of Elevated Molybdenum in Groundwater: Evidence for Geogenic Contamination from Southeast Wisconsin, United States." ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 51, no. 21 (November 7, 2017): 12190-12199. Full Text Link to Item
  - Harkness, JS, Darrah, TH, Moore, MT, Whyte, CJ, Mathewson, PD, Cook, T, and Vengosh, A. "Naturally Occurring versus Anthropogenic Sources of Elevated Molybdenum in Groundwater: Evidence for Geogenic Contamination from Southeast Wisconsin, United States." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 21 (November 2017): 12190-12199. Full Text
  - Neville, KJ, Baka, J, Gamper-Rabindran, S, Bakker, K, Andreasson, S, Vengosh, A, Lin, A, Singh, JN, and Weinthal, E. "Debating Unconventional Energy: Social, Political, and Economic Implications." Annual Review of Environment and Resources 42 (October 17, 2017): 241-266. (Review) Full Text
  - Rango, T, Vengosh, A, Jeuland, M, Whitford, GM, and Tekle-Haimanot, R. "Biomarkers of chronic fluoride exposure in groundwater in a highly exposed population." The Science of the total environment 596-597 (October 2017): 1-11. Full Text
  - Szczuka, A, Parker, KM, Harvey, C, Hayes, E, Vengosh, A, and Mitch, WA. "Regulated and unregulated halogenated disinfection byproduct formation from chlorination of saline groundwater." Water Research 122 (October 2017): 633-644. Full Text
  - Bouchaou, L, Warner, NR, Tagma, T, Hssaisoune, M, and Vengosh, A. "The origin of geothermal waters in Morocco: Multiple isotope tracers for delineating sources of water-rock interactions." Applied Geochemistry 84 (September 1, 2017): 244-253. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Mitch, WA, and McKenzie, LM. "Environmental and Human Impacts of Unconventional Energy Development." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 18 (September 2017): 10271-10273. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Harkness, JS, Darrah, TH, Warner, NR, Whyte, CJ, Moore, MT, Millot, R, Kloppmann, W, Jackson, RB, and Vengosh, A. "The geochemistry of naturally occurring methane and saline groundwater in an area of unconventional shale gas development." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 208 (July 1, 2017): 302-334. Full Text
  - Luo, Y, McCullough, LE, Tzeng, J-Y, Darrah, T, Vengosh, A, Maguire, RL, Maity, A, Samuel-Hodge, C, Murphy, SK, Mendez, MA, and Hoyo, C. "Maternal blood cadmium, lead and arsenic levels, nutrient combinations, and offspring birthweight." Bmc Public Health 17, no. 1 (April 24, 2017): 354-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Kondash, AJ, Albright, E, and Vengosh, A. "Quantity of flowback and produced waters from unconventional oil and gas exploration." The Science of the Total Environment 574 (January 2017): 314-321. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Coyte, R, Karr, J, Harkness, JS, Kondash, AJ, Ruhl, LS, Merola, RB, and Dywer, GS. "Origin of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water Wells from the Piedmont Aquifers of North Carolina." Environmental Science and Technology Letters 3, no. 12 (December 13, 2016): 409-414. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Schwartz, GE, Redfern, LK, Ikuma, K, Gunsch, CK, Ruhl, LS, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Impacts of coal ash on methylmercury production and the methylating microbial community in anaerobic sediment slurries." Environmental science. Processes & impacts 18, no. 11 (November 2016): 1427-1439. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Sulkin, B, and Vengosh, A. "Evidence for Coal Ash Ponds Leaking in the Southeastern United States." Environmental science & technology 50, no. 12 (June 10, 2016): 6583-6592. Full Text
  - Lauer, N, and Vengosh, A. "Age Dating Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Using Radium Isotopes and Their Decay Products in Impacted Soil and Sediment." Environmental Science and Technology Letters 3, no. 5 (May 10, 2016): 205-209. Full Text
  - Lauer, NE, Harkness, JS, and Vengosh, A. "Brine Spills Associated with Unconventional Oil Development in North Dakota." Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 10 (May 2016): 5389-5397. Full Text
  - Schwartz, GE, Rivera, N, Lee, SW, Harrington, JM, Hower, JC, Levine, KE, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Leaching potential and redox transformations of arsenic and selenium in sediment microcosms with fly ash." Applied Geochemistry 67 (April 1, 2016): 177-185. Full Text
  - Di Giulio, RT, Bernhardt, ES, Vengosh, A, Hsu-Kim, H, and Brandt, JE. "Legacy impacts of coal combusion residues in freshwater ecosystems in North Carolina." Water Resources Research Institute News of the University of North Carolina , no. 464 (March 1, 2016).
  - Yu, M, Weinthal, E, Patiño-Echeverri, D, Deshusses, MA, Zou, C, Ni, Y, and Vengosh, A. "Water Availability for Shale Gas Development in Sichuan Basin, China." Environmental science & technology 50, no. 6 (March 2016): 2837-2845. Full Text
  - Schlesinger, WH, and Vengosh, A. "Global boron cycle in the Anthropocene." Global Biogeochemical Cycles 30, no. 2 (February 1, 2016): 219-230. Full Text
  - Darrah, TH, Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Warner, NR, Whyte, CJ, Walsh, TB, Kondash, AJ, and Poreda, RJ. "The evolution of Devonian hydrocarbon gases in shallow aquifers of the northern Appalachian Basin: Insights from integrating noble gas and hydrocarbon geochemistry." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 170 (December 1, 2015): 321-355. Full Text
  - Drollette, BD, Hoelzer, K, Warner, NR, Darrah, TH, Karatum, O, O'Connor, MP, Nelson, RK, Fernandez, LA, Reddy, CM, Vengosh, A, Jackson, RB, Elsner, M, and Plata, DL. "Elevated levels of diesel range organic compounds in groundwater near Marcellus gas operations are derived from surface activities." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112, no. 43 (October 12, 2015): 13184-13189. Full Text
  - King, KE, Darrah, TH, Money, E, Meentemeyer, R, Maguire, RL, Nye, MD, Michener, L, Murtha, AP, Jirtle, R, Murphy, SK, Mendez, MA, Robarge, W, Vengosh, A, and Hoyo, C. "Geographic clustering of elevated blood heavy metal levels in pregnant women." Bmc Public Health 15 (October 9, 2015): 1035-null. Full Text
  - Kondash, A, and Vengosh, A. "Water Footprint of Hydraulic Fracturing." Environmental Science and Technology Letters 2, no. 10 (September 15, 2015): 276-280. Full Text
  - Lauer, NE, Hower, JC, Hsu-Kim, H, Taggart, RK, and Vengosh, A. "Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Coals and Coal Combustion Residuals in the United States." Environmental science & technology 49, no. 18 (September 2, 2015): 11227-11233. Full Text
  - Down, A, Schreglmann, K, Plata, DL, Elsner, M, Warner, NR, Vengosh, A, Moore, K, Coleman, D, and Jackson, RB. "Pre-drilling background groundwater quality in the Deep River Triassic Basin of central North Carolina, USA." Applied Geochemistry 60 (September 2015): 3-13. Full Text
  - Down, A, Schreglmann, K, Plata, DL, Elsner, M, Warner, NR, Vengosh, A, Moore, K, Coleman, D, and Jackson, RB. "Pre-drilling background groundwater quality in the Deep River Triassic Basin of central North Carolina, USA." Applied Geochemistry 60 (September 1, 2015): 3-13. Full Text
  - Vidal, AC, Semenova, V, Darrah, T, Vengosh, A, Huang, Z, King, K, Nye, MD, Fry, R, Skaar, D, Maguire, R, Murtha, A, Schildkraut, J, Murphy, S, and Hoyo, C. "Maternal cadmium, iron and zinc levels, DNA methylation and birth weight." Bmc Pharmacology & Toxicology 16 (July 15, 2015): 20-null. Full Text
  - Elsner, M, Schreglmann, K, Calmano, W, Bergmann, A, Vieth-Hillebrand, A, Wilke, FDH, Wollin, K-M, Georgi, A, Schmidt, W, Hofmann, T, Micić, V, Vengosh, A, and Mayer, B. "Comment on the German draft legislation on hydraulic fracturing: the need for an accurate state of knowledge and for independent scientific research." Environmental Science & Technology 49, no. 11 (June 2015): 6367-6369. Full Text
  - Merola, RB, Hien, TT, Quyen, DTT, and Vengosh, A. "Arsenic exposure to drinking water in the Mekong Delta." The Science of the total environment 511 (April 2015): 544-552. Full Text
  - Nir, O, Vengosh, A, Harkness, JS, Dwyer, GS, and Lahav, O. "Direct measurement of the boron isotope fractionation factor: Reducing the uncertainty in reconstructing ocean paleo-pH." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 414 (March 2015): 1-5. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Dwyer, GS, Warner, NR, Parker, KM, Mitch, WA, and Vengosh, A. "Iodide, bromide, and ammonium in hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas wastewaters: environmental implications." Environmental Science & Technology 49, no. 3 (February 2015): 1955-1963. Full Text
  - Burke, KL, and Vengosh, A. "First Person: Avner Vengosh." AMERICAN SCIENTIST 103, no. 5 (2015): 10-14. Link to Item
  - Darrah, TH, Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Warner, NR, and Poreda, RJ. "Noble gases: a new technique for fugitive gas investigation in groundwater." Ground water 53, no. 1 (January 2015): 23-28.
  - Lgourna, Z, Warner, N, Bouchaou, L, Boutaleb, S, Hssaisoune, M, Tagma, T, Ettayfi, N, and Vengosh, A. "Elucidating the sources and mechanisms of groundwater salinization in the Ziz Basin of southeastern Morocco." Environmental Earth Sciences 73, no. 1 (January 2015): 77-93. Full Text
  - Ruhl, LS, Dwyer, GS, Hsu-Kim, H, Hower, JC, and Vengosh, A. "Boron and strontium isotopic characterization of coal combustion residuals: validation of new environmental tracers." Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 24 (December 4, 2014): 14790-14798. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Warner, NR, Darrah, TH, Jackson, RB, Millot, R, Kloppmann, W, and Vengosh, A. "New tracers identify hydraulic fracturing fluids and accidental releases from oil and gas operations." Environmental science & technology 48, no. 21 (November 2014): 12552-12560. Full Text
  - Leslie, D, Berry Lyons, W, Warner, N, Vengosh, A, Olesik, J, Welch, K, and Deuerling, K. "Boron isotopic geochemistry of the McMurdo Dry Valley lakes, Antarctica." Chemical Geology 386 (October 2014): 152-164. Full Text
  - Parker, KM, Zeng, T, Harkness, J, Vengosh, A, and Mitch, WA. "Enhanced formation of disinfection byproducts in shale gas wastewater-impacted drinking water supplies." Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 19 (October 2014): 11161-11169. Full Text
  - Rango, T, Vengosh, A, Jeuland, M, Tekle-Haimanot, R, Weinthal, E, Kravchenko, J, Paul, C, and McCornick, P. "Fluoride exposure from groundwater as reflected by urinary fluoride and children's dental fluorosis in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley." The Science of the Total Environment 496 (October 2014): 188-197. Full Text
  - Darrah, TH, Vengosh, A, Jackson, RB, Warner, NR, and Poreda, RJ. "Noble gases identify the mechanisms of fugitive gas contamination in drinking-water wells overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111, no. 39 (September 15, 2014): 14076-14081. Full Text
  - Kravchenko, J, Darrah, TH, Miller, RK, Lyerly, HK, and Vengosh, A. "A review of the health impacts of barium from natural and anthropogenic exposure." Environmental geochemistry and health 36, no. 4 (August 2014): 797-814. (Review) Full Text
  - Kravchenko, J, Rango, T, Akushevich, I, Atlaw, B, McCornick, PG, Merola, RB, Paul, C, Weinthal, E, Harrison, C, Vengosh, A, and Jeuland, M. "The effect of non-fluoride factors on risk of dental fluorosis: evidence from rural populations of the Main Ethiopian Rift." The Science of the Total Environment 488-489 (August 2014): 595-606. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Kravchenko, J, Rango, T, Akushevich, I, Atlaw, B, McCornick, PG, Merola, RB, Paul, C, Weinthal, E, Harrison, C, Vengosh, A, and Jeuland, M. "The effect of non-fluoride factors on risk of dental fluorosis: Evidence from rural populations of the Main Ethiopian Rift." Science of the Total Environment 488-489, no. 1 (August 1, 2014): 595-606. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Hirschfeld, D, Vinson, D, Dwyer, G, Raanan, H, Marie, A, Zaarur, S, and Ganor, J. "Response to Comment on "High naturally occurring radioactivity in fossil groundwater from the Middle East"." Environmental science & technology 48, no. 16 (August 2014): 9946-9947. (Letter) Full Text
  - Merola, RB, Kravchenko, J, Rango, T, and Vengosh, A. "Arsenic exposure of rural populations from the Rift Valley of Ethiopia as monitored by keratin in toenails." Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 24, no. 2 (March 1, 2014): 121-126. Full Text
  - Merola, RB, Kravchenko, J, Rango, T, and Vengosh, A. "Arsenic exposure of rural populations from the Rift Valley of Ethiopia as monitored by keratin in toenails." Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 24, no. 2 (March 2014): 121-126. Full Text
  - Kondash, AJ, Warner, NR, Lahav, O, and Vengosh, A. "Radium and barium removal through blending hydraulic fracturing fluids with acid mine drainage." Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 2 (January 2014): 1334-1342. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Kravchenko, J, Darrah, TH, Miller, RK, Lyerly, HK, and Vengosh, A. "A review of the health impacts of barium from natural and anthropogenic exposure." Environmental Geochemistry and Health 36, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 797-814. Full Text
  - Lgourna, Z, Warner, N, Bouchaou, L, Boutaleb, S, Hssaisoune, M, Tagma, T, Ettayfi, N, and Vengosh, A. "Elucidating the sources and mechanisms of groundwater salinization in the Ziz Basin of southeastern Morocco." Environmental Earth Sciences 73, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 77-93. Full Text
  - Merola, RB, Kravchenko, J, Rango, T, and Vengosh, A. "Arsenic exposure of rural populations from the Rift Valley of Ethiopia as monitored by keratin in toenails." Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 24, no. 2 (2014): 121-126.
  - Vengosh, A, Jackson, RB, Warner, N, Darrah, TH, and Kondash, A. "A critical review of the risks to water resources from unconventional shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing in the United States." Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 15 (January 2014): 8334-8348. (Review) Full Text
  - Vengosh, A. "Salinization and Saline Environments." (2014): 325-378. Full Text
  - Liu, Y-T, Chen, T-Y, Mackebee, WG, Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Selenium speciation in coal ash spilled at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston site." Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 24 (December 4, 2013): 14001-14009. Full Text
  - Foster, GL, Hönisch, B, Paris, G, Dwyer, GS, Rae, JWB, Elliott, T, Gaillardet, JO, Hemming, NG, Louvat, P, and Vengosh, A. "Interlaboratory comparison of boron isotope analyses of boric acid, seawater and marine CaCO3 by MC-ICPMS and NTIMS." Chemical Geology 358 (November 4, 2013): 1-14. Full Text
  - Vinson, DS, Tagma, T, Bouchaou, L, Dwyer, GS, Warner, NR, and Vengosh, A. "Occurrence and mobilization of radium in fresh to saline coastal groundwater inferred from geochemical and isotopic tracers (Sr, S, O, H, Ra, Rn)." Applied Geochemistry 38 (November 2013): 161-175. Full Text
  - Warner, NR, Christie, CA, Jackson, RB, and Vengosh, A. "Impacts of shale gas wastewater disposal on water quality in western Pennsylvania." Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 20 (October 2, 2013): 11849-11857. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Rango, T, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, G, and Bianchini, G. "Mobilization of arsenic and other naturally occurring contaminants in groundwater of the Main Ethiopian Rift aquifers." Water Res 47, no. 15 (October 1, 2013): 5801-5818. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Lindberg, TT, Merola, BR, Ruhl, L, Warner, NR, White, A, Dwyer, GS, and Di Giulio, RT. "Isotopic imprints of mountaintop mining contaminants." Environ Sci Technol 47, no. 17 (September 3, 2013): 10041-10048. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Warner, NR, Kresse, TM, Hays, PD, Down, A, Karr, JD, Jackson, RB, and Vengosh, A. "Geochemical and isotopic variations in shallow groundwater in areas of the Fayetteville Shale development, north-central Arkansas." Applied Geochemistry 35 (August 1, 2013): 207-220. Full Text
  - Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Darrah, TH, Warner, NR, Down, A, Poreda, RJ, Osborn, SG, Zhao, K, and Karr, JD. "Increased stray gas abundance in a subset of drinking water wells near Marcellus shale gas extraction." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110, no. 28 (July 2013): 11250-11255. Full Text
  - Warner, N, Lgourna, Z, Bouchaou, L, Boutaleb, S, Tagma, T, Hsaissoune, M, and Vengosh, A. "Integration of geochemical and isotopic tracers for elucidating water sources and salinization of shallow aquifers in the sub-Saharan Drâa Basin, Morocco." Applied Geochemistry 34 (July 2013): 140-151. Full Text
  - Bartov, G, Deonarine, A, Johnson, TM, Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Environmental impacts of the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston coal ash spill. 1. Source apportionment using mercury stable isotopes." Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 4 (February 2013): 2092-2099. Full Text
  - Deonarine, A, Bartov, G, Johnson, TM, Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, and Hsu-Kim, H. "Environmental impacts of the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston coal ash spill. 2. Effect of coal ash on methylmercury in historically contaminated river sediments." Environmental Science & Technology 47, no. 4 (February 2013): 2100-2108. Full Text
  - Rango, T, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, G, and Bianchini, G. "Mobilization of arsenic and other naturally occurring contaminants in groundwater of the main ethiopian rift aquifers." Water Research 47, no. 15 (2013): 5801-5818. Full Text
  - Warner, N, Lgourna, Z, Bouchaou, L, Boutaleb, S, Tagma, T, Hsaissoune, M, and Vengosh, A. "Integration of geochemical and isotopic tracers for elucidating water sources and salinization of shallow aquifers in the sub-Saharan Drâa Basin, Morocco." Applied Geochemistry 34 (2013): 140-151. Full Text
  - Warner, NR, Kresse, TM, Hays, PD, Down, A, Karr, JD, Jackson, RB, and Vengosh, A. "Geochemical and isotopic variations in shallow groundwater in areas of the Fayetteville Shale development, north-central Arkansas." Applied Geochemistry 35 (2013): 207-220. Full Text
  - Warner, NR, Jackson, RB, Darrah, TH, Osborn, SG, Down, A, Zhao, K, White, A, and Vengosh, A. "Reply to Engelder: Potential for fluid migration from the Marcellus Formation remains possible." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, no. 52 (December 26, 2012). (Letter) Full Text
  - Vinson, DS, Lundy, JR, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Implications of carbonate-like geochemical signatures in a sandstone aquifer: Radium and strontium isotopes in the Cambrian Jordan aquifer (Minnesota, USA)." Chemical Geology 334 (December 12, 2012): 280-294. Full Text
  - Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, GS, Hsu-Kim, H, Schwartz, G, Romanski, A, and Smith, SD. "The impact of coal combustion residue effluent on water resources: a North Carolina example." Environmental Science & Technology 46, no. 21 (November 2012): 12226-12233. Full Text
  - Rango, T, Kravchenko, J, Atlaw, B, McCornick, PG, Jeuland, M, Merola, B, and Vengosh, A. "Groundwater quality and its health impact: An assessment of dental fluorosis in rural inhabitants of the Main Ethiopian Rift." Environment International 43 (August 2012): 37-47. Full Text
  - Warner, NR, Jackson, RB, Darrah, TH, Osborn, SG, Down, A, Zhao, K, White, A, and Vengosh, A. "Geochemical evidence for possible natural migration of Marcellus Formation brine to shallow aquifers in Pennsylvania." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, no. 30 (July 9, 2012): 11961-11966. Full Text
  - Adair, SK, Pearson, BR, Monast, J, Vengosh, A, and Jackson, RB. "Considering shale gas extraction in North Carolina: Lessons from other states." Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 22, no. 2 (June 21, 2012): 257-301.
  - Ettayfi, N, Bouchaou, L, Michelot, JL, Tagma, T, Warner, N, Boutaleb, S, Massault, M, Lgourna, Z, and Vengosh, A. "Geochemical and isotopic (oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, strontium) constraints for the origin, salinity, and residence time of groundwater from a carbonate aquifer in the Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco." Journal of Hydrology 438-439 (May 17, 2012): 97-111. Full Text
  - Lindberg, TT, Bernhardt, ES, Bier, R, Helton, AM, Merola, RB, Vengosh, A, and Di Giulio, RT. "Cumulative impacts of mountaintop mining on an Appalachian watershed." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108, no. 52 (December 12, 2011): 20929-20934. Full Text
  - Jackson, RB, Osborn, SG, Vengosh, A, and Warner, NR. "Reply to Davies: Hydraulic fracturing remains a possible mechanism for observed methane contamination of drinking water." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108, no. 43 (October 25, 2011). (Letter) Full Text
  - Plikunas, S, Pearson, BR, Monast, J, Vengosh, A, and Jackson, RB. "Working paper from Duke University identifies environmental issues related to shale gas for focus of regulatory action in North Carolina." Water Resources Research Institute News of the University of North Carolina , no. 376 (October 1, 2011): 7-null.
  - Osborn, SG, Vengosh, A, Warner, NR, and Jackson, RB. "Reply to Saba and Orzechowski and Schon: Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gaswell drilling and hydraulic fracturing." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108, no. 37 (September 13, 2011). (Letter) Full Text
  - Vinson, DS, Mcintosh, JC, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Arsenic and other oxyanion-forming trace elements in an alluvial basin aquifer: Evaluating sources and mobilization by isotopic tracers (Sr, B, S, O, H, Ra)." Applied Geochemistry 26, no. 8 (August 1, 2011): 1364-1376. Full Text
  - Vinson, DS, Schwartz, HG, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Evaluating salinity sources of groundwater and implications for sustainable reverse osmosis desalination in coastal North Carolina, USA." Hydrogeology Journal 19, no. 5 (August 1, 2011): 981-994. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Vinson, DS, Schwartz, HG, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Evaluating salinity sources of groundwater and implications for sustainable reverse osmosis desalination in coastal North Carolina, USA." Hydrogeology Journal 19, no. 5 (August 2011): 981-994. Full Text
  - Jackson, R, Osborn, S, Vengosh, A, and Warner, NR. "Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing." (May 9, 2011). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Osborn, SG, Vengosh, A, Warner, NR, and Jackson, RB. "Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108, no. 20 (May 9, 2011): 8172-8176. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sowers, J, Vengosh, A, and Weinthal, E. "Climate change, water resources, and the politics of adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa." Climatic Change 104, no. 3-4 (February 1, 2011): 599-627. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Osborn, S, Vengosh, A, Warner, N, and Jackson, R. "Reply to Saba and Orzechowski and Schon: Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas- well drilling and hydraulic fracturing." PNAS 108 (2011): 8172-8176. (Academic Article)
  - Warner, NR, Jackson, RB, Osborn, SG, Down, A, Zhao, K, and Vengosh, A. "GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR NATURAL MIGRATION OF MARCELLUS-LIKE BRINE TO SHALLOW DRINKING-WATER IN PENNSYLVANIA (Submitted)." PNAS (2011). (Academic Article)
  - Pratson, E, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, G, Pratson, L, and Klein, E. "The effectiveness of arsenic remediation from groundwater in a private home." Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 30, no. 1 (December 1, 2010): 87-93. Full Text
  - Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, GS, Hsu-Kim, H, and Deonarine, A. "Environmental impacts of the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee: an 18-month survey." Environmental Science & Technology 44, no. 24 (December 2010): 9272-9278. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Vengosh, A. "The tennessee valley authority's kingston ash slide: Potential water quality impacts of coal combustion waste storage." (December 1, 2010): 113-120. (Chapter)
  - Vinson, DS, Lundy, JR, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Sr isotopes, hydrogeologic setting, and water-rock interaction in the Mt. Simon sandstone (Minnesota, USA)." Water Rock Interaction Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Water Rock Interaction, Wri 13 (December 1, 2010): 111-114.
  - Pratson, E, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, G, Pratson, L, and Klein, E. "The Effectiveness of Arsenic Remediation from Groundwater in a Private Home." GROUND WATER MONITORING AND REMEDIATION 30, no. 1 (2010): 87-93. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A. "Boron isotopes as a proxy for carbonate dissolution in groundwater - Radiocarbon correction models." Water-Rock Interaction - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Water-Rock Interaction, WRI-13 (2010): 107-110.
  - Bouchaou, L, Michelot, JL, Qurtobi, M, Zine, N, Gaye, CB, Aggarwal, PK, Marah, H, Zerouali, A, Taleb, H, and Vengosh, A. "Origin and residence time of groundwater in the Tadla basin (Morocco) using multiple isotopic and geochemical tools." Journal of Hydrology 379, no. 3-4 (December 30, 2010): 323-338. Full Text
  - Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, GS, Hsu-Kim, H, Deonarine, A, Bergin, M, and Kravchenko, J. "Survey of the potential environmental and health impacts in the immediate aftermath of the coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee." Environmental Science & Technology 43, no. 16 (August 2009): 6326-6333. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Tagma, T, Bouchaou, L, Nathaniel, W, Vison, D, Hsissou, Y, Boutaleb, S, Dywer, G, Lgourna, Z, Ettayfi, N, and Vengosh, A. "Water quality and radium isotope results from the Souss-Massa basin, Morocco." GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 73, no. 13 (June 2009): A1305-A1305. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Dwyer, GS, Rimawi, O, Al-Zoubi, A, Marie, A, and Ganor, J. "The origin of fossil groundwater from the Nubian sandstone aquifers in the Middle East: A multi-isotope (Ra, B, Sr, S, O, H) investigation." GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 73, no. 13 (June 2009): A1377-A1377. Link to Item
  - Vinson, DS, Lundy, JR, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Coupled use of Sr and Ra isotopes to assess Ra mobility and water-rock interaction in sandstone aquifers." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 73, no. 13 (June 1, 2009): A1387-A1387. Link to Item
  - Vinson, DS, Vengosh, A, Hirschfeld, D, and Dwyer, GS. "Relationships between radium and radon occurrence and hydrochemistry in fresh groundwater from fractured crystalline rocks, North Carolina (USA)." Chemical Geology 260, no. 3-4 (March 30, 2009): 159-171. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Raanan, H, Vengosh, A, Paytan, A, Nishri, A, and Kabala, Z. "Quantifying saline groundwater flow into a freshwater lake using the Ra isotope quartet: A case study from the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret), Israel." Limnology and Oceanography 54, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 119-131. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Hirschfeld, D, Vinson, DS, Dwyer, GS, Raanan, H, Rimawi, O, Al Zoubi, A, Akkawi, E, Marie, A, Haquin, G, Zaarur, S, and Ganor, J. "High Naturally Occurring Radioactivity in Fossil Groundwater in the Middle East." Environ Sci & Technol (2009). (Academic Article) Link to Item
  - Vinson, DS, Campbell, TR, and Vengosh, A. "Radon transfer from groundwater used in showers to indoor air." Applied Geochemistry 23, no. 9 (September 1, 2008): 2676-2685. Full Text
  - Kloppmann, W, Vengosh, A, Guerrot, C, Millot, R, and Pankratov, I. "Isotope and ion selectivity in reverse osmosis desalination: geochemical tracers for man-made freshwater." Environ Sci Technol 42, no. 13 (July 1, 2008): 4723-4731. Link to Item
  - Bouchaou, L, Michelot, JL, Vengosh, A, Hsissou, Y, Qurtobi, M, Gaye, CB, Bullen, TD, and Zuppi, GM. "Application of multiple isotopic and geochemical tracers for investigation of recharge, salinization, and residence time of water in the Souss–Massa aquifer, southwest of Morocco." Journal of Hydrology 352, no. 3-4 (May 2008): 267-287. Full Text
  - Weinthal, E, Vengosh, A, Marei, A, Gutierrez, A, and Kloppmann, W. "Authors' reply." Ground Water 45, no. 6 (November 1, 2007): 662-663. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Hening, S, Ganor, J, Mayer, B, Weyhenmeyer, CE, Bullen, TD, and Paytan, A. "New isotopic evidence for the origin of groundwater from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer in the Negev, Israel." Applied Geochemistry 22, no. 5 (May 1, 2007): 1052-1073. Full Text
  - Farber, E, Vengosh, A, Gavrieli, I, Marie, A, Bullen, TD, Mayer, B, Polak, A, and Shavit, U. "The geochemistry of groundwater resources in the Jordan Valley: The impact of the Rift Valley brines." Applied Geochemistry 22, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 494-514. Full Text
  - Weinthal, E, Vengosh, A, Marei, A, Gutierrez, A, and Kloppmann, W. "The water crisis in the Gaza strip: Prospects for resolution." GROUND WATER 45, no. 6 (2007): 661-6U1. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A. "Rooting out radioactive groundwater." Geotimes 51, no. 5 (May 1, 2006): 18-21.
  - "Management scenarios for the Jordan River salinity crisis." Applied Geochemistry 20, no. 11 (November 1, 2005): 2138-2153. Full Text
  - Weinthal, E, Vengosh, A, Marei, A, and Kloppmann, W. "The water crisis in the gaza strip: prospects for resolution." Ground Water 43, no. 5 (September 2005): 653-660. Full Text Link to Item
  - Holtzman, R, Shavit, U, Segal-Rozenhaimer, M, Gavrieli, I, Marei, A, Farber, E, and Vengosh, A. "Quantifying ground water inputs along the Lower Jordan River. (Published online)" J Environ Qual 34, no. 3 (May 2005): 897-906. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kass, A, Gavrieli, I, Yechieli, Y, Vengosh, A, and Starinsky, A. "The impact of freshwater and wastewater irrigation on the chemistry of shallow groundwater: A case study from the Israeli Coastal Aquifer." Journal of Hydrology 300, no. 1-4 (January 10, 2005): 314-331. Full Text
  - "The EU Drinking Water Directive: The Boron standard and scientific uncertainty." European Environment 15, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 1-12. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Kloppmann, W, Marei, A, Livshitz, Y, Gutierrez, A, Banna, M, Guerrot, C, Pankratov, I, and Raanan, H. "Sources of salinity and boron in the Gaza strip: Natural contaminant flow in the southern Mediterranean coastal aquifer." Water Resources Research 41, no. 1 (January 1, 2005): 1-19. Full Text
  - Segal-Rozenhaimer, M, Shavit, U, Vengosh, A, Gavrieli, I, Farber, E, Holtzman, R, Mayer, B, and Shaviv, A. "Sources and transformations of nitrogen compounds along the Lower Jordan River." J Environ Qual 33, no. 4 (July 2004): 1440-1451. Link to Item
  - Farber, E, Vengosh, A, Gavrieli, I, Marie, A, Bullen, TD, Mayer, B, Holtzman, R, Segal, M, and Shavit, U. "The origin and mechanisms of salinization of the Lower Jordan River." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 68, no. 9 (May 1, 2004): 1989-2006. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Weinthal, E, Kloppmann, W, and Team, BOROMED. "Natural boron contamination." GEOTIMES 49, no. 5 (May 2004): 20-25. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Weinthal, E, and Kloppmann, W. "Natural boron contamination in Mediterranean groundwater." Geotimes 49, no. 5 (May 1, 2004): 20-25.
  - "A new methodology for removal of boron from water by coal and fly ash." Desalination 164, no. 2 (April 1, 2004): 173-188. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Helvacı, C, and Karamanderesi, ÌH. "Reply to the comment on “Geochemical constraints for the origin of thermal waters from western Turkey” by Umran Serpen and Tahir Öngür." Applied Geochemistry 18, no. 7 (July 2003): 1117-1119. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Gill, J, Davisson, ML, and Hudson, GB. "A multi-isotope (B, Sr, O, H, and C) and age dating (3H-3He and 14C) study of groundwater from Salinas Valley, California: Hydrochemistry, dynamics, and contamination processes." Water Resources Research 38, no. 1 (March 14, 2002): 91-917.
  - Vengosh, A, Helvacı, C, and Karamanderesi, İH. "Geochemical constraints for the origin of thermal waters from western Turkey." Applied Geochemistry 17, no. 3 (March 2002): 163-183. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Gill, J, Davisson, ML, and Hudson, GB. "A multi-isotope (B, Sr, O, H, and C) and age dating (³H-³He and ¹⁴C) study of groundwater from Salinas Valley, California: Hydrochemistry, dynamics, and contamination processes." Water Resources Research 38, no. 1 (2002): 91-917.
  - Yechieli, Y, Sivan, O, Lazar, B, Vengosh, A, Ronen, D, and Herut, B. "Radiocarbon in seawater intruding into the Israeli mediterranean coastal aquifer." Radiocarbon 43, no. 2 PART II (December 1, 2001): 773-781.
  - Vengosh, A, and Hendry, MJ. "Chloride-bromide-δ11 B systematics of a thick clay-rich aquitard system." Water Resources Research 37, no. 5 (May 2001): 1437-1444. Full Text
  - Marie, A, and Vengosh, A. "Sources of salinity in ground water from Jericho area, Jordan Valley." Ground Water 39, no. 2 (March 2001): 240-248. Link to Item
  - "New evidence for the origin of hypersaline pore fluids in the Mediterranean basin." Chemical Geology 163, no. 1-4 (February 1, 2000): 287-298. Full Text
  - "Boron isotopic composition of freshwater lakes from central Europe and possible contamination sources." Acta Hydrochimica Et Hydrobiologica 27, no. 6 (December 1, 1999): 416-421. Full Text
  - "Geochemical and boron, strontium, and oxygen isotopic constraints on the origin of the salinity in groundwater from the Mediterranean coast of Israel." Water Resources Research 35, no. 6 (January 1, 1999): 1877-1894. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Barth, S, Heumann, KG, and Eisenhut, S. "Boron isotopic composition of freshwater lakes from central Europe and possible contamination sources." Acta Hydrochimica Et Hydrobiologica 27, no. 6 (1999): 416-421. Full Text
  - "Boron isotope and geochemical evidence for the origin of Urania and Bannock brines at the eastern Mediterranean: Effect of water-rock interactions." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 62, no. 19-20 (October 1, 1998): 3221-3228. Full Text
  - "Chloride/bromide and chloride/fluoride ratios of domestic sewage effluents and associated contaminated ground water." Ground Water 36, no. 5 (January 1, 1998): 815-824. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A. "The isotopic composition of anthropogenic boron and its potential impact on the environment." Biol Trace Elem Res 66, no. 1-3 (1998): 145-151. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, and Keren, R. "Chemical modifications of groundwater contaminated by recharge of treated sewage effluent." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 23, no. 4 (August 1996): 347-360. Full Text
  - Eisenhut, S, Heumann, KG, and Vengosh, A. "Determination of boron isotopic variations in aquatic systems with negative thermal ionization mass spectrometry as a tracer for anthropogenic influences." Anal Bioanal Chem 354, no. 7-8 (March 1996): 903-909. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Chivas, AR, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, Baozhen, Z, and Pengxi, Z. "Chemical and boron isotope compositions of non-marine brines from the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai, China." Chemical Geology 120, no. 1-2 (February 1, 1995): 135-154. Full Text
  - Heumann, KG, Eisenhut, S, Gallus, S, Hebeda, EH, Nusko, R, Vengosh, A, and Walczyk, T. "Recent developments in thermal ionization mass spectrometric techniques for isotope analysis." The Analyst 120, no. 5 (January 1, 1995): 1291-1299. (Review) Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Heumann, KG, Juraske, S, and Kasher, R. "Boron isotope application for tracing sources of contamination in groundwater." Environmental Science & Technology 28, no. 11 (October 1994): 1968-1974. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, and Chivas, AR. "Boron isotope geochemistry of thermal springs from the northern Rift Valley, Israel." Journal of Hydrology 162, no. 1-2 (October 1994): 155-169. Full Text
  - Vengosh,, A, and Rosenthal, E. "Saline groundwater in Israel: its bearing on the water crisis in the country." Journal of Hydrology 156, no. 1-4 (April 1994): 389-430. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, and Anati, DA. "The origin of Mediterranean interstitial waters—relics of ancient Miocene brines: A re-evaluation." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 121, no. 3-4 (February 1994): 613-627. Full Text
  - "Boron isotopes in Heletz-Kokhav oilfield brines, the Coastal Plain, Israel." Israel Journal of Earth Sciences 43, no. 3-4 (January 1, 1994): 231-237.
  - Vengosh, A, and Ben-Zvi, A. "Formation of a salt plume in the Coastal Plain aquifer of Israel: the Be'er Toviyya region." Journal of Hydrology 160, no. 1-4 (January 1, 1994): 21-52. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, and Starinsky, A. "Relics of evaporated sea water in deep basins of the Eastern Mediterranean." Marine Geology 115, no. 1-2 (November 1993): 15-19. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, Chivas, AR, and Raab, M. "Boron isotope variations during fractional evaporation of sea water: new constraints on the marine vs. nonmarine debate." Geology 20, no. 9 (January 1, 1992): 799-802. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, Chivas, AR, and Raab, M. "Boron isotope variations during fractional evaporation of sea water: new constraints on the marine vs. nonmarine debate." Geology 20, no. 9 (1992): 799-802.
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, Chivas, AR, and Raab, M. "Boron isotope variations during fractional evaporation of sea water: new constraints on the marine vs. nonmarine debate." Geology 20, no. 9 (1992): 799-802. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Chivas, AR, McCulloch, MT, Starinsky, A, and Kolodny, Y. "Boron isotope geochemistry of Australian salt lakes." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 55, no. 9 (January 1, 1991): 2591-2606. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Kolodny, Y, Starinsky, A, Chivas, AR, and McCulloch, MT. "Coprecipitation and isotopic fractionation of boron in modern biogenic carbonates." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 55, no. 10 (January 1, 1991): 2901-2910. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Starinsky, A, Kolodny, Y, and Chivas, AR. "Boron isotope geochemistry as a tracer for the evolution of brines and associated hot springs from the Dead Sea, Israel." Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 55, no. 6 (January 1, 1991): 1689-1695. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Chivas, AR, and McCulloch, MT. "Direct determination of boron and chlorine isotopic compositions in geological materials by negative thermal-ionization mass spectrometry." Chemical Geology: Isotope Geoscience Section 79, no. 4 (September 25, 1989): 333-343. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Kolodny, Y, and Tepperberg, M. "Multi-phase oxygen isotopic analysis as a tracer of diagenesis: The example of the mishash formation, cretaceous of Israel." Chemical Geology: Isotope Geoscience Section 65, no. 3-4 (August 20, 1987): 235-253. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Vengosh, A, weinthal, E, and Neville, KJ. "The Nexus of Energy and Water Quality." In The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy. 2016. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Vengosh, A. "Boron isotopes as a proxy for carbonate dissolution in groundwater—radiocarbon correction models." In Water-Rock Interaction, 107-110. January 1, 2010.
  - Vinson, DS, Lundy, JR, Dwyer, GS, and Vengosh, A. "Sr isotopes, hydrogeologic setting, and water-rock interaction in the Mt. Simon Sandstone (Minnesota, USA)." In Water-Rock Interaction, 111-114. January 1, 2010.
  - Vengosh, A. "Salinization and Saline Environments." In Treatise on Geochemistry, 1-35. December 4, 2003. Full Text
- Reports
  - Down, A, Schreglmann, K, Plata, DL, Elsner, M, Warner, NR, Vengosh, A, Moore, K, Coleman, D, and Jackson, RB. Ground water: Pre-drilling background groundwater quality in the Deep River Triassic Basin of central North Carolina, USA. January 1, 2016.
  - Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Carey, JW, Davies, RJ, Darrah, TH, O'Sullivan, F, and Petron, G. The environmental costs and benefits of fracking. January 1, 2016.
- Conference Papers
  - Lauer, N, Vengosh, A, and Dai, S. "Naturally occurring radioactive materials in coals and coal ash in China." 255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2018 - March 22, 2018.: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 18, 2018. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, and Kondash, A. "Risks for reuse of unconventional oil and gas wastewater." 255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2018 - March 22, 2018.: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 18, 2018. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A. "Water quality as an additional factor for the energy-water nexus: Distribution of contaminants in water impacted by fossil fuels activities." 255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2018 - March 22, 2018.: AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 18, 2018. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Kondash, A, Harkness, J, Lauer, N, Warner, N, and Darrah, TH. "The Geochemistry of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids." : Elsevier BV, 2017. Full Text
  - Darrah, T, Jackson, R, Poreda, R, Muehlenbachs, K, Warner, N, Whyte, C, and Vengosh, A. "Using noble gas geochemistry to determine the source and mechanism of natural gas leakage into shallow aquifers near unconventional drilling." : AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 13, 2016. Link to Item
  - Esser, B, Beller, H, Carroll, S, Cherry, J, Gillespie, J, Jackson, R, Jordan, P, Madrid, V, Morris, J, Parker, B, Stringfellow, W, Varadharajan, C, and Vengosh, A. "Groundwater monitoring for oil and gas development under California SB4." : AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 13, 2016. Link to Item
  - Lauer, N, Harkness, J, and Vengosh, A. "Geochemical characterization of brine spills associated with hydraulic fracturing in North Dakota." : AMER CHEMICAL SOC, March 13, 2016. Link to Item
  - Drollette, B, Schreglmann, K, Warner, N, Darrah, T, O'Connor, M, Karatum, O, Nelson, R, Elsner, M, Reddy, C, Vengosh, A, Jackson, R, and Plata, D. "Trace levels of diesel range organic compounds in shallow groundwater wells in northeastern Pennsylvania elevated near Marcellus shale gas wells." March 22, 2015. Link to Item
  - Eilers, A, Miller, J, Swana, K, Botha, R, Talma, S, Newman, R, Murray, R, and Vengosh, A. "Characterisation of Radon Concentrations in Karoo Groundwater, South Africa, as a Prelude to Potential Shale-gas Development." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Hamouda, MFB, Kondash, AJ, Lauer, N, Mejri, L, Tarhouni, J, and Vengosh, A. "Assessment of Groundwater Salinity Mechanisms in the Coastal Aquifer of El Haouaria, Northern Tunisia." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Harkness, JS, Ruhl, LS, Millot, R, Kloppman, W, Hower, JC, Hsu-Kim, H, and Vengosh, A. "Lithium Isotope Fingerprints in Coal and Coal Combustion Residuals from the United States." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Miller, J, Swana, K, Talma, S, Vengosh, A, Tredoux, G, Murray, R, and Butler, M. "O, H, CDIC, Sr, B and 14C Isotope Fingerprinting of Deep Groundwaters in the Karoo Basin, South Africa as a Precursor to Shale Gas Exploration." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Tarhouni, J, Hamouda, MFB, Kondash, AJ, Mejri, L, and Vengosh, A. "Modeling the Recharge and the Renewal Rate Based on 3H and 14C Isotopes in the Coastal Aquifer of El Haouaria, Northern Tunisia." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Vengosh, A, Warner, NR, Kondash, A, Harkness, JS, Lauer, N, Millot, R, Kloppman, W, and Darrah, TH. "Isotopic Fingerprints for Delineating the Environmental Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids." : Elsevier BV, 2015. Full Text
  - Parker, KM, Zeng, T, Vengosh, A, and Mitch, WA. "Increased formation of brominated disinfection by-products in shale gas wastewater-impacted surface drinking water supplies." August 10, 2014. Link to Item
  - Schwartz, GE, Hsu-Kim, H, and Vengosh, A. "Trace element toxins in coal ash: New considerations for identifying environmental risks." August 10, 2014. Link to Item
  - O'Connor, MP, Plata, DL, Warner, NR, Vengosh, A, Deshusses, MA, Schreglmann, K, and Elsner, M. "Identifying needs for novel water treatment technologies for flowback water from natural gas extraction." March 16, 2014. Link to Item
  - Jackson, RB, Vengosh, A, Darrah, TH, Warner, NR, and Down, A. "Shale Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, and Environmental Health: An Overview." September 2013. Link to Item
  - Ruhl, LS, Vengosh, A, Dwyer, GS, Hsu-Kim, H, and Schwartz, GE. "Impact of coal combustion residues on water quality." April 7, 2013. Link to Item
  - Vengosh, A, Warner, N, Jackson, R, and Darrah, T. "The effects of shale gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing on the quality of water resources in the United States." 2013. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bartov, G, Johnson, TM, Ruhl, L, Vengosh, A, and Southworth, G. "Mercury stable isotope tracing of multiple Mercury sources in the Tennessee River system." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Deonarine, A, Hsu-Kim, H, Ruhl, L, and Vengosh, A. "Riverine mercury contamination after the 2008 coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant, TN." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Leslie, D, Warner, N, Vengosh, A, Olesik, J, Welch, K, and Lyons, WB. "Boron isotopic geochemistry of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Merola, RB, and Vengosh, A. "Low-level arsenic contamination of groundwater with biomarker monitoring in Union County, NC." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Ruhl, LS, Vengosh, A, and Dywer, GS. "Isotopic and geochemical tracers for evaluating the environmental impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash spill in Kingston, TN." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Vinson, DS, Mcintosh, JC, and Vengosh, A. "Sr isotope constraints on natural oxy-anionic contaminants in a basin-fill aquifer (Arizona, USA)." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Warner, NR, Nunnery, A, Dwyer, GS, Baker, PA, Fritz, SC, and Vengosh, A. "Boron isotopic ratios from the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivian Altiplano as a paleoenvironmental indicator." June 2010. Link to Item
  - Dieck, R, Marie, A, Vengosh, A, and Hasan, J. "Ra-226/Rn-222 in groundwater of the Mountain Aquifer and Ein-Feshcha Spring: West Bank." June 2009. Link to Item
  - Yechieli, Y, Sivan, O, Lazar, B, Vengosh, A, Ronen, D, and Herut, B. "Radiocarbon in seawater intruding into the Israeli Mediterranean coastal aquifer." 2001. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects 2019
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2019
- EOS 393: Research Independent Study 2019
- EOS 394: Research Independent Study 2019
- EOS 527: International Water Resources 2019
- ENERGY 524: Water Quality Health 2018
- ENERGY 729S: The Water-Energy Nexus 2018
- ENVIRON 524: Water Quality Health 2018
- EOS 524: Water Quality Health 2018
- EOS 729S: The Water-Energy Nexus 2018
- EOS 791: Independent Study 2018
- GLHLTH 534: Water Quality Health 2018
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. The Effects of Unconventional Shale Gas Development on Rural Communities. August 2015 - May 2016 2015 - 2016

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